space medicine

American  

noun

1. the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.

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space medicine British  

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the effects on man of flight outside the earth's atmosphere Compare aviation medicine

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Etymology

Origin of space medicine

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

"Aviation and space medicine is a growing speciality and it is going to become bigger and bigger as more people go into space," Mackaill says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

American Dr Mike Barratt, pilot of the Crew-8 mission, teaches space medicine at the University of Exeter.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

A specialist in space medicine, he had volunteered for the mission to prove that the human body could survive microgravity long enough to reach Mars, Wired magazine reported in 2010.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

I knew there was one named Scott Parazynski, an ER doctor and an astronaut, and he inspired me to go into medicine and see how I could make that into space medicine.

From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2021

You've never had anything to do with space medicine.

From Heart by Slesar, Henry